Brett Veach mentioned only one other NFL team Friday during his pre-draft news conference. The Chiefs defeated that team last season, and yet that roster’s collection of players continued to exceed expectations despite its almost scroll-long list of injuries.

Veach, the Chiefs’ new general manager, talked about the Philadelphia Eagles, the reigning NFL champions, as a franchise Kansas City can attempt to emulate to some degree in this weekend’s draft. The Chiefs don’t possess a first-round pick, and most of their positions are not glaring from a lack of talent – but their depth should be one of the biggest factors when Veach selects the team’s upcoming draft class.

“The league is all about depth,” Veach said. “The Philadelphia Eagles showed last year. You lose a quarterback, you lose a tackle, you lose a running back, you lose a starting Mike linebacker. Well, they had depth. Where do you get those guys? You...